Manuel Akanji has been linked with a move to Arsenal (Image: 2020 Borussia Dortmund)

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The 24-year-old joined Dortmund in January 2018, and his contract there runs until 2022.

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Wright urges Kroenke to support Arteta

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has urged the club's owner Stan Kroenke to get behind Mikel Arteta - and offer substantial financial support to build a squad that can challenge for trophies.

“If we’re looking at somebody as a coach with ambition and drive and determination then, without a shadow of a doubt, we’ve got the right person. I think you can see that with the intensity, the energy and the passion that the players have got,” the former striker told SPORF.

“People are saying we’ve drawn a lot of games but there was a change in the output of the players, the intensity, the determination to try and execute the manager’s philosophy.

“And I think, as time goes by, hopefully with help from the owners, he will be somebody that if he is stuck with - which we probably will - then we will be going in the right direction, without a doubt.”

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Clichy admits Gunners failure

Gael Clichy says that Arsenal struggled to cope with pressure during Arsene Wenger's time in charge.

The Frenchman was in the hot seat between 1996 and 2018, winning three Premier League titles as well as five FA Cups.

However, plenty of observers criticised the squad in the latter part of his reign, suggesting they crumbled under pressure.

And now Clichy has agreed that it was a problem, telling Premier League Productions:"We could go anywhere and play anyone off the park then all of a sudden we could crumble in just a few minutes.

"We were young, we had plenty of talent but people were talking about what we were missing and maybe that was a bit of experience."

TV boost

Arsenal fans may well be able to watch the Gunners' Saturday afternoon matches on TV when the season resumes.

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Previously, Saturday 3pm kick-offs were prohibited from being broadcast on TV - with the intent to encourage people through the turnstiles instead.

But due to the likelihood that the rest of the matches for 2019-20 will be played behind closed doors, the government and the Premier League are discussing the possibility of showing them on free-to-air channels.

“We have to respect the existing rights that the broadcasters have but I do think we've actually got some flexibility if you look at Saturday afternoons,” culture secretary Oliver Dowden said on Wednesday.